Four States Livestock Sales Market Report

Hagerstown, Maryland · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 16, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	625	637	381
Feeder cattle	144	125	78
Slaughter cattle	184	178	111

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Prices deleted**

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1066–1444	1255	2	160.00–161.00	$160.58	$2,015	—
1142–1452	1332	4	175.00–177.00	$175.86	$2,342	—
1432–1538	1476	3	181.00–187.00	$184.02	$2,716	+2.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–368	362	2	160.50–170.00	$165.17	$598	—
449	449	2	145.00	$145.00	$651	-22.50
492	492	1	162.50	$162.50	$800	—
588	588	1	145.00	$145.00	$853	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	1	230.00	$230.00	$994	—
490	490	1	185.00	$185.00	$906	—
538	538	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,036	—
560	560	1	177.50	$177.50	$994	—
780	780	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,384	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70–76	73	2	65.00	$65.00	$47	-415.00
74	74	1	300.00	$300.00	$222	-180.00
78	78	1	450.00	$450.00	$351	-30.00
80	80	1	270.00	$270.00	$216	-210.00
82–88	85	2	55.00–70.00	$62.76	$53	-417.24
82–88	85	3	430.00–500.00	$469.53	$399	-10.47
90–96	93	2	100.00–110.00	$105.16	$98	-407.07
92–96	94	2	280.00	$280.00	$263	-232.23
100	100	2	490.00	$490.00	$490	-10.00
104	104	1	105.00	$105.00	$109	-395.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	2	170.00	$170.00	$554	—
352	352	1	177.50	$177.50	$625	—
415–436	426	4	185.00–192.00	$188.59	$803	+1.09
452	452	3	180.00	$180.00	$814	—
564	564	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,043	—
608–622	615	2	172.50–180.00	$176.29	$1,084	—
754	754	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,357	+40.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	1	177.50	$177.50	$625	+22.50
424	424	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$604	-2.50
458	458	1	165.00	$165.00	$756	+17.48
562–594	578	2	152.50–160.00	$156.35	$904	—
632	632	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,043	+32.50

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Feeder Bulls

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62–64	63	2	12.00–27.00	$19.62	$12	-16.49
64	64	2	50.00–80.00	$65.00	$42	+28.89
64	64	1	100.00	$100.00	$64	+63.89
74	74	1	30.00	$30.00	$22	-150.00
74	74	1	120.00	$120.00	$89	-60.00
74–76	75	2	200.00–210.00	$204.93	$154	-90.95
80–86	83	4	110.00–180.00	$131.94	$110	-428.06
84	84	1	240.00	$240.00	$202	-320.00
82–86	85	5	260.00–305.00	$284.98	$242	-24.98
86	86	2	50.00–90.00	$70.00	$60	-239.96
92	92	1	5.00	$5.00	$5	-474.78
92–96	94	2	100.00–120.00	$109.79	$103	-184.11
92–98	96	10	240.00–280.00	$254.39	$244	-39.51
100–108	103	6	235.00–350.00	$267.62	$276	-17.38
104	104	1	230.00	$230.00	$239	-55.00
108	108	1	150.00	$150.00	$162	-420.00
110–114	112	2	245.00–250.00	$247.46	$277	-22.42
114	114	1	130.00	$130.00	$148	-390.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266	266	1	155.00	$155.00	$412	—
330	330	1	155.00	$155.00	$512	-23.40
370–384	377	2	135.00–145.00	$139.91	$527	-12.62
418	418	1	160.00	$160.00	$669	-5.00
452–454	453	2	135.00–155.00	$144.98	$657	—
518–548	540	4	150.00–157.50	$151.90	$820	+34.40
560–568	564	2	160.00–165.00	$162.52	$917	+41.10
626	626	1	115.00	$115.00	$720	—
655	655	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,146	+40.00
728	728	1	135.00	$135.00	$983	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	1	220.00	$220.00	$730	-2.50
355–384	370	2	185.00–215.00	$200.59	$742	-0.66
448	448	1	215.00	$215.00	$963	—
452–491	479	6	165.00–185.00	$181.02	$867	—
570–594	582	2	170.00–180.00	$174.90	$1,018	—
607	607	3	182.50	$182.50	$1,108	+25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
832–1094	921	85-90%	3	67.00–74.00	$69.52	$640	—
868–1448	1175	85-90%	11	76.00–84.00	$81.11	$953	—
914–1690	1277	85-90%	14	85.00–93.00	$88.83	$1,134	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1176–1498	1361	75-80%	12	108.00–117.00	$113.33	$1,542	—
1508–1672	1590	75-80%	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,892	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968–1772	1341	80-85%	11	94.00–104.00	$99.20	$1,330	-3.13

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1564–1884	1724	65-75%	2	123.00–133.00	$127.54	$2,199	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1486–1682	1557	4	110.00–117.00	$114.30	$1,780	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1806	1541	3	120.00–127.00	$125.37	$1,932	—

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208–272	254	22	67.00–78.00	$73.43	$187	+1.83
222–293	274	5	57.00–58.00	$57.36	$157	-14.24
309–374	340	13	60.00–69.00	$63.71	$217	-2.38
362–375	373	8	50.00–55.00	$50.61	$189	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	1	5.00	$5.00	$31	—
728	728	1	5.00	$5.00	$36	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
144	144	1	100.00	$100.00	$144	—
266	266	1	130.00	$130.00	$346	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
142	142	1	285.00	$285.00	$405	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	1	150.00	$150.00	$441	—
448	448	1	130.00	$130.00	$582	—
566	566	1	137.50	$137.50	$778	—
848	848	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,166	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
68	68	2	185.00	$185.00	$126	—
162	162	1	70.00	$70.00	$113	—
210	210	2	75.00	$75.00	$158	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
20	20	1	180.00	$180.00	$36	—
22	22	1	70.00	$70.00	$15	—
33	33	2	110.00	$110.00	$36	—
38	38	2	130.00	$130.00	$49	—
42	42	1	145.00	$145.00	$61	—
50	50	1	145.00	$145.00	$72	-27.50
61–64	62	11	120.00–130.00	$128.11	$79	-44.39
66–68	67	2	140.00–150.00	$145.07	$97	-19.93
82	82	1	205.00	$205.00	$168	+15.00
85	85	2	105.00	$105.00	$89	-85.00
174	174	1	150.00	$150.00	$261	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
96	96	1	135.00	$135.00	$130	—
162	162	1	95.00	$95.00	$154	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
51	51	2	80.00	$80.00	$41	+10.00
66	66	2	90.00	$90.00	$59	+20.00
74	74	1	178.00	$178.00	$132	+108.00
82	82	1	95.00	$95.00	$78	+25.00
120–142	131	2	70.00–90.00	$79.16	$104	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
32	32	1	100.00	$100.00	$32	—
34	34	1	145.00	$145.00	$49	—
54–58	55	5	130.00–140.00	$132.12	$73	—
56	56	2	150.00–165.00	$157.50	$88	—
58	58	1	190.00	$190.00	$110	—
60–62	61	6	170.00–180.00	$176.74	$108	—
66	66	1	195.00	$195.00	$129	—
70–74	73	5	145.00–150.00	$149.04	$109	—
78	78	1	130.00	$130.00	$101	—
82	82	1	250.00	$250.00	$205	—
90	90	1	275.00	$275.00	$248	—
98	98	1	130.00	$130.00	$127	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
54	54	1	110.00	$110.00	$59	—
62–66	63	3	200.00–250.00	$230.21	$145	—
76	76	1	230.00	$230.00	$175	—
78	78	1	115.00	$115.00	$90	—
130	130	1	195.00	$195.00	$254	—

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Pigs

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
13	13	7	59.00	$59.00	+35.41
23	23	5	44.00	$44.00	+20.41
30–38	31	12	48.00–53.00	$52.48	+7.61
44	44	2	44.00	$44.00	-2.04
44	44	1	68.00	$68.00	+21.96
62	62	1	46.00	$46.00	-42.95
64	64	1	82.00	$82.00	-6.95

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369–386	374	6	50.00–54.00	$51.32	$192	+15.32
428	428	2	59.00	$59.00	$253	+18.92
468–492	480	2	40.00–44.00	$41.95	$201	—
514–592	553	2	41.00–44.00	$42.39	$234	—
560–598	581	3	55.00–59.00	$56.29	$327	—
604–688	646	2	50.00	$50.00	$323	+5.00

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
46–48	47	2	130.00–135.00	$132.45	$62	—
90	90	1	275.00	$275.00	$248	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
78	78	1	255.00	$255.00	$199	—
110	110	1	280.00	$280.00	$308	—

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Wooled

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
46–48	47	2	120.00–155.00	$137.13	$64	+12.13
50	50	1	180.00	$180.00	$90	+25.00
69	69	3	115.00	$115.00	$79	-40.00
100–148	126	6	155.00–185.00	$171.91	$217	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.